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Jack Eichel Bio

The No. 2 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, Eichel entered the League having experienced plenty of success at a young age.

On April 10, 2015, he became the second freshman to win the Hobey Baker Award as the top college player, joining Paul Kariya (1993). Playing 40 games for the Boston University, Eichel had 26 goals and 71 points to lead the nation in scoring.

The No. 2 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, Eichel entered the League having experienced plenty of success at a young age.

On April 10, 2015, he became the second freshman to win the Hobey Baker Award as the top college player, joining Paul Kariya (1993). Playing 40 games for the Boston University, Eichel had 26 goals and 71 points to lead the nation in scoring.

Eichel's achievements during the 2014-15 season included winning the Tim Taylor Award as the nation's outstanding freshman and being named the Hockey East conference's top rookie and player. He also was named MVP of the conference tournament after scoring 11 points in four games and leading the Terriers to the league title, and was the only unanimous first-team Hockey East All-Star selection.

Named United States captain for the 2015 World Junior Championship, Eichel had a goal and four points in five games. He capped his busy season by skating for the United States the World Championship, winning a bronze medal and ranking third on the team with two goals and seven points in 10 games.

Eichel spent 2012-14 with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program and was named to the United States Hockey League Second All-Star Team in 2013-14.

In 2014 he helped the United States win gold at the 2014 World Under-18 Championship and competed as a 17-year-old at the World Junior Championship as the youngest player on the U.S. roster.

Jumping into the NHL with the Sabres for 2015-16, Eichel was an instant success. He scored his first NHL goal in his first game, Oct. 8, 2015, against the Ottawa Senators. At 18 years and 345 days, he became the youngest Sabres player to score a goal. Eichel finished his rookie season with a Sabres-high 24 goals and 56 points (second on Buffalo) in 81 games and was second among NHL rookies in each category.

He also was the 14th Sabres rookie to score 20 goals in a season and the youngest at 19 years and 131 days. On Dec. 26, 2015, Eichel had two goals and two assists against the Boston Bruins. That made him the fourth Sabres rookie to have a multigoal, multi-assist game, following Peter McNab (1974-75), Alan Haworth (1980-81) and Mal Davis (1982-83).